Frugaleers - let's finish out 2022 strong

[Happierwithouthim]

6 weeks to Christmas
I'm making a promise to you guys to record my journey here, who's with me?

That is disappointing Life. There should be a certificate of office baking competence. You are only allowed to bring a bake in & receive adulation for your efforts if it is of a standard that is better than the majority of colleagues would struggle to make themselves. The worst offenders are the YouTube / TicTok decorators who <shudder> buy a cake to decorate.

Buying a cake / cupcakes to decorate is acceptable for PTA bake sales because the kids lick the icing off and don't eat the cake underneath anyway.

This is so irritating life

I know, been to the gym tonight and walked too office and back so offset some of the calories

I have had a lazy day mooching around town. I will go to the gym tomorrow.

In other news I am doing my first fell race in 8 years on Saturday. My legs are going to fall off. But I am baking one of the post run cakes.... What do you think to lemon with lemon curd filling and a mascapone cream frosting? It will be judged and the standards are high.... One of our runners is the chair of the WI and she is judging.

That sounds like a lovely cake and will stand up to judgements I’m sure

good luck for the race

Omg that cake sounds delicious, Good luck with the race Unescorted 👏👏👏
Hope everyone is doing well
It's a food free for all here ATM 😱

I have the bits for the cake... tomorrow is making day.

I did reps on the rowing and cross machines. I look like Betty the Beetroot.

I finished making a dress I cut out this time last year - it is far too big now. It is also a bit of a mess. I am so rubbish with stretchy fabrics.

Been to the gym but legs tired off yesterday

hurrah on too big dress, boo to fabric

I have classed it as a learning experience. I might run the overlocker down the sleeve / side seam to take it in

unescorted that cake sounds delicious. Missed out on promotion again, it went to the ex public school boy posh internal … go figure 💀
I have 2 months to lose weight before my best friend’s wedding (am MOH, dress so tight I can’t breathe and good chance wedding will be in Tatler 😱)
I am considering signing up for PT again.

Ah bad luck Gen. Posh boy wankers

you had good results with a pt. I would even just to do a kick start

I am fuming on your behalf Gen. DD is allergic to the posh boys down there too.

The cake...

unescorted that is a work of art 😍
it is hard not to feel bitter at the constant rewarding of privilege and the establishment just appointing itself over and over while parroting on about access and diversity. Two promotions in my dept last week and both went to upper class white men.

Same happens in my line of work.... So frustrating especially when they pay them selves on the back for awarding more women pay rises.... With the criteria bring haw far below the mid point of the scale people were. In effect telling themselves they were great for underpaying their female staff for decades.... Arseholes.

My birthday present to me is not biting my tongue.

Cake is amazing

fuming gen

Happy birthday 🥳 unescorted hope you have a fab day.

Cake won first prize and legs won 3rd in the relay. My leg was 7 miles and 500m of climb. A good day was had.

Great unescorted well done

I’m going to the gym right now, honestly,I am…….

@lifelongfrugaleer if you get this notification and you have not yet been get into your gym gear and get there.

I’ve been and also trying to curb my sugar habit from today. Maybe tomorrow

The calorie reduction made a huge difference to me... The "hidden" ones in alcohol particularly. I look at exercise as firming and food as losing. My food resolve has waned a bit so my losses are no longer as guaranteed as they were before.

I haven’t done so well on the sugar stop as I got a headache, which kinda prove the point. Tomorrow in the office away from temptation

Maybe reduce it slowly... Take out the sugar laden things and then the carbs after you have got used to not having sweets and cakes.

That’s the plan, refined sugar first then white carbs